Former CEC Sushil Chandra To Join Dabur India Board

Shareholders of Dabur India Limited have approved the appointment of Sushil Chandra as an Independent Director with effect from November 2, 2023. The appointment is for a term of five consecutive years.

Sushil Chandra is a 1980 batch IRS (IT) officer and was the 24th Chief Election Commissioner of India. Chandra previously served as the chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes. He has also attended various trainings at the IMF, the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, and the Wharton School of Management. He started his career in the Indian Engineering Service. Later joining the 1980 batch of the Indian Revenue Service. While Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, he contributed greatly to Operation Clean Money. Before his elevation to the position of Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes, he held the positions of Director General of Income Tax, Gujarat, and Principal Chief Commissioner, Gujarat. In February 2019, he was appointed as the Election Commissioner of India and took office as the Chief Election Commissioner of India in April 2021. He has been involved in 16 elections, including five as chief election commissioner, and was superannuated in May 2022. He completed a B-Tech from Roorkee University and an LLB from DAV College, Dehradun.